Hydrocarbon-burner.



No. 735,880. PATENTBD AUG. 11, 190s. J. J. JORDAN & J. M. WALLER.

HYDROGARBON BURNER.

APPLIOATIQN FILED SEPT. s. 1902.

HO MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented August 11, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. JORDAN AND JACOB M. WALLER, OF STILLVVATER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

HYDROCARBON-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,880, dated August 11` 1903.

Application led September 6, 1902. Serial No. 122,364. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it knoWn that We, JOHN J. JORDAN and JACOB M. WALLER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Stillwater, in the county of Payne and Oklahoma Territory, have invented a ne7 and useful Hydrocarbon- Burner, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hydrocarbonburners, and it has for its object to provide a device for consuming crude oil which shall be simple in construction, easily operated, safe in the use thereof, and which shall possess superior advantages in point of efficiency and general utility.

With these ends in View the invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts Which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a diagrammatic plan view showing, partly in section, the parts constituting and used in connection With the invention. Fig. 2 illustrates in perspective the two halves or sections constituting the improved burner separated from each other. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional vieW taken on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated by similar numerals of reference.

The improved burner which is used in this connection is preferably composed of two halves or sections 1 1, the adjacent surfaces of which are fiat and smooth, so that they may be closely joined together and connected by means of the screws 2. The block or burner thus formed is provided with two longitudinally-extending bores et and 5, the former of which is straight throughout its length, but is composed of' three separate sections, the inner or receiving part 6 being cylindrical in shape, the next or middle section being tapered, as shown at 7, the said tapered portion being reduced to the diameter ot the outer section 8, which is a ,mere pin-hole. The bore 5 resembles the bore 4; in that it is composed of three separate sections-namely, an inner cylindrical section 9, an intermediate tapering section 10, and an outer cylindrical pin-hole section 11-but the axis of the intermediate tapering and the outer section is disposed at an angle to the inner cylindrical section, so that the discharge from the pinhole 11 Will intercept at an angle'that from the pin-hole discharge 8 of the bore 4. The extremeouter end oi' the burner is provided With an enlarged recess or bore 12, into Which the pin-holes 8 and 11 of the burner discharge, so that the discharge from the said pin-holes may expand and commingle Within the said recess before being Yfinally ejected from thc burner.

14 and 15 designate two tanks used in' connection with this invention, the former being an oil and the latter an air tank. discharge-pipes 16 and 17 lead from the bottom of said tanks to the burner, which is located in the hre-box 18 of an ordinarily-constructed stove 19, said discharge-pipes being connected, respectively, With the bores 5 and 4: of the burner.` The air-pipe 17 is coiled within the fire-box, as shown at 20, in order to expose a greater portion of its length to the action of the flames in the fire-box.

An air-pump 21 is provided, the dischargepipe of which, 22, is provided with branches 23, connected with the upper ends of the tanksl 14 and l 5, into which air may thus be pumped and compressed. A pressure-gage 24 may be provided when desired.

In the operation of the invention the rst step necessary is simply to heat the pipe or coil 20, which may be done by means of an alcohol torch or in any other suitable manner. The valves that control the exit of the contents of the tanks 14 and 15 are now gradually opened. The air passing through the coil 2O Will be heated and ou its discharge through the pinhole S at the front end of' the burner will create sufficient suction to drawthe more sluggish crude oil through the opening 11, the action being practically that of an atomizer. The

crude oil being thus acted upon bythe part,

air is converted into a spray which readily ignites, the flames filling the fire-box, so as to impinge upon the coil 20, and thus heating to a very high degree the air passing through said coil as Well as the immediate contents of the burner. The passage of air and oil to the burner may be regulated by the valves 17 16 upon the pipes 17 and 16, which may be sup- Valved IOO plemented byauxiliaryneedle-valves,if found desirable or necessary.

This improved hydrocarbon-burner, as will be seen from the foregoing description, is extremely simple in its construction, an'd it may be operated Without that element of danger which is always present in a greater or less degree when steam is used in connection with a device of this character. The hot air supplies the necessary oxygen, it causes the crude oil at the time of starting the fire to become more limpid, and by the method of administering it through the peculiarly-constructed burner the oil is converted into a readilyignitable spray, which on being ignited causes the iames to spread and completely fill the fire-box, developing an intense degree of heat. By the peculiar construction of the valve, as herein described, it may be cleaned with great facility by simply using a fine piece of Wire and inserting the same through the pin-holes Which form the discharge openings of the bores of the burner. Should the latter become seriously clogged, it may be readily separated and thoroughly cleansed. Another advantage gained by the peculiar construction of the burner is that it may be tightly joined with the ends of the pipes 16 and 17 by simply tightening the connecting-screws 2, it being of course understood that the parts are relatively constructed with a View to forming a joint of this character.

We desire it to be understood that We do not limit ourselves to the precise details of construction herein shown and described, but

reserve to ourselves the right to any changes and modiations which may be resorted to Without detracting from the utility or departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, We claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesl. In adevice ofi the class described, a burner consisting of separable plates,the faces of which have grooves constituting, when the plates are connected, the bores of the burner,

said bores having enlarged receiving ends, supply-pipes engaging said receiving ends, one of said supply-pipes being bent to form a lleatingcoil, and means for clamping the plates constitutingtlie burner upon said pipes.

2. In a device ol' the class described, a burnerconsisting of separable plates the faces of which have grooves constituting when the plates are connected the bores of the burner, said bores having enlarged receiving ends for the supply-pipes, and means for clamping the said plates together and upon the supplypipes.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own We have hereto aiiixed our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOI-IN J. JORDAN. JACOB M. WALLER. Witnesses to signature of John J. Jordan:

JOHN T. ARNOLD, TAYLOR N. COX. Titnesses to signature of Jacob M 'Wal ler:

RoRT. A. LoWRv, PEARL M. WRIGHT. 

